Jimmy Savile: NSPCC say report may help victims to come to terms with abuse

NSPCC's Claire Lilley says while the report into Jimmy Savile's abuse sends a
message that "we can't sweep this under the carpet".

7:00AM GMT 12 Jan 2013

The late British TV presenter Jimmy Savile physically abused hundreds of people over six decades, according to apolice-led reporton Friday which said he carried out attacks at the BBC and at hospitals where he did voluntary work.

Of his victims, 73 per cent were under 18 and 82 per cent were female. The oldest was 47 and the youngest just 8.

Savile, one of the BBC's biggest stars of the 1970s and 80s received a knighthood from the Queenfor charity work. He died in 2011.

Detectives launched their inquiry three months ago after allegations about his abusive behaviour emerged in a TV documentary.

Friday's report said he had committed 214 criminal offences including 34 rapes or penetration offences across the country.

Claire Lilley from the NSPCC said: "For the victims of Jimmy Savile, this report by no means brings them this magical closure that they're all seeking, but for some of them, it will certainly help them along their therapeutic journey in coming to terms with what happened to them."